Record number of Science Bound students graduate from ISU

DES MOINES -- Ten graduates of the Science Bound program earned degrees
from Iowa State University in the 2005-2006 academic year, a record number
for the program. "It's extremely exciting that the program is meeting its
goals of seeing students successfully finish the pre-college program and
complete degrees at Iowa State," said Kathy Trahanovsky, program director.
Forty-one Science Bound students have now graduated from ISU.

All of the graduates attended the Des Moines Public Schools, where they
took part in the Science Bound program during middle and high school. The
program encourages under-represented ethnic minorities to pursue science and
technology at the collegiate level. It offers assistance to overcome
financial and academic barriers while providing hands-on experiences to the
students.

Some of the ISU graduates were honored at the Science Bound banquet on
May 1. The keynote speaker for the banquet was Elaine Flowers Duncan,
project manager for the Spacelab Pallet in the Flight Projects Directorate
at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

The banquet also celebrated graduation of 15 Science Bound students from
the Des Moines Public Schools. These students are now eligible for
tuition-free scholarships to pursue a science or technology degree at Iowa
State. Students from Des Moines Roosevelt High School include Quinnetta
Claytor, John Kurtis Hall, Dominique Trumbo and Chasity Wilson. Students
from Des Moines Hoover High School are Mercedes Craddock, Abreya Higgins,
Joseph Inman and Jaymes Kaiser. Students from Des Moines Lincoln High
School include Isaac Islas Hernandez, Bart Stockard, Sergio Pinon, Shayla
Williams and Alyssa Wilson. Jamesha Mitchell is from Des Moines North High
School, and JaRae' Shelton is from Des Moines East High School.

Trahanovsky, an ISU chemistry professor, was also honored at the banquet.
Trahanovsky is retiring from the position of director of Science Bound after
13 years of service with the program. The new director is Connie Hargrave,
associate professor of curriculum and instructional technology. Hargrave
said, "Science Bound is at the heart of the ISU land-grant mission --
preparing diverse, young people of Iowa to excel and pursue degrees in
science, engineering, math and technology. With more than 170 students in
Science Bound, I hope to build on the strong program established under the
direction of Kathy Trahanovsky."

Science Bound consists of regular science enrichment events, classes and
field trips. To successfully complete the program, students must meet
academic and attendance requirements. Funding is provided by ISU, the
Institute for Physical Research and Technology, and private businesses. The
program is administered by IPRT, a network of scientific research centers at
ISU. More information can be found on the Web at
http://www.iprt.iastate.edu/sb/index/html.

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Ten graduates of a program designed to encourage minorities to pursue
studies of science and technology graduated from Iowa State University
during the 2005-2006 academic year.

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"Science Bound is at the heart of the ISU land-grant mission -- preparing
diverse, young people of Iowa to excel and pursue degrees in science,
engineering, math and technology. With more than 170 students in Science
Bound, I hope to build on the strong program established under the direction
of Kathy Trahanovsky."

Connie Hargrave, associate professor of curriculum and instructional
technology and new director of Iowa State's Science Bound program